How to Bring Good Ideas to Life: The Paul English Story | from Cold Call
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How to Bring Good Ideas to Life: The Paul English Story | from Cold Call

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 7, 202629 min

Cold Call is hosted by Harvard Business School Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Brian Kenny. From the history of Hershey to today's biggest AI case studies, Cold Call breaks down the decisions, tradeoffs, and leadership lessons behind some of the most fascinating organizations. In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Fixable co-host and HBS professor Frances Frei, and the former co-founder of Kayak and current co-founder and CEO of Boston Venture Studio Paul English. Their conversation explores how English brings new innovations to market. Together they break down the difference between a good idea and a ba...

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Hi, it's Frances. Today I'm excited to share an episode from ColdCall, the amazing management podcast from my friends at the Harvard Business School. It's hosted by HBS Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Brian Kenny.

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